De Zaak Tuitjenhorn

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Netherlands, 2019, 67 min

Directed by:

Sarah Vos

Screenplay:

Sarah Vos, Pierre Bokma

Cinematography:

Sander Snoep
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In 2013, family doctor Nico Tromp deviates from the directives and provides palliative care for a dying cancer patient. When his intern reports it to the Health Care Inspectorate, the Public Prosecutor charges him with murder without a fair hearing. Shortly thereafter, he puts an end to his life. Director Sarah Vos followed his widow Anneke Tromp for three years during her battle against the Dutch State. A tragic story unfolds that calls for a renewed ethical, social and political debate about the vulnerable position of general practitioners operating in the grey area of acute palliative care for the dying. (Nederlands Film Festival)

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